diff --git a/broker/http_broker.go b/broker/http_broker.go
index 385c7fa0..b6c78b62 100644
--- a/broker/http_broker.go
+++ b/broker/http_broker.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type httpEvent struct {
 
 var (
 	DefaultSubPath   = "/_sub"
+	serviceName      = "go.micro.http.broker"
 	broadcastVersion = "ff.http.broadcast"
 	registerTTL      = time.Minute
 	registerInterval = time.Second * 30
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func newHttpBroker(opts ...Option) Broker {
 	}
 
 	h := &httpBroker{
-		id:          "go.micro.http.broker-" + uuid.New().String(),
+		id:          uuid.New().String(),
 		address:     addr,
 		opts:        options,
 		r:           reg,
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ func (h *httpBroker) unsubscribe(s *httpSubscriber) error {
 	// look for subscriber
 	for _, sub := range h.subscribers[s.topic] {
 		// deregister and skip forward
-		if sub.id == s.id {
+		if sub == s {
 			_ = h.r.Deregister(sub.svc)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ func (h *httpBroker) Publish(topic string, msg *Message, opts ...PublishOption)
 
 	// now attempt to get the service
 	h.RLock()
-	s, err := h.r.GetService(topic)
+	s, err := h.r.GetService(serviceName)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.RUnlock()
 		// ignore error
@@ -656,7 +657,7 @@ func (h *httpBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler, opts ...SubscribeO
 
 	// register service
 	node := &registry.Node{
-		Id:      h.id,
+		Id:      topic + "-" + h.id,
 		Address: mnet.HostPort(addr, port),
 		Metadata: map[string]string{
 			"secure": fmt.Sprintf("%t", secure),
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ func (h *httpBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler, opts ...SubscribeO
 	}
 
 	service := &registry.Service{
-		Name:    topic,
+		Name:    serviceName,
 		Version: version,
 		Nodes:   []*registry.Node{node},
 	}
@@ -681,7 +682,7 @@ func (h *httpBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler, opts ...SubscribeO
 	subscriber := &httpSubscriber{
 		opts:  options,
 		hb:    h,
-		id:    h.id,
+		id:    node.Id,
 		topic: topic,
 		fn:    handler,
 		svc:   service,